India Post Recruitment 2026 – 28000+ Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Posts

 

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India has released an employment notification for the recruitment of 28000+ Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Posts - i.e. Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks in different offices of the Department of Posts. Candidates who fulfill the below mentioned eligibility criteria may read this article and apply online for these vacancy. 

 

India Post Recruitment 2026

Name of post: Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS)

Category of posts:

# Branch Postmaster (BPM)
# Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)
# Dak Sevak

No of posts: 28000+ posts

No of posts in Assam: 639 posts

Name of organization: India Post

 

Emoluments: The GDSs are paid emoluments in form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA), which carry an annual increase of 3%, subject to fulfillment of conditions, as given in the GDS Rules. They are also entitled to Dearness Allowance on TRCA, as declared by the Govt. of India from time to time.

The initial engagement of GDS is made in the following basic TRCA Slabs:

# BPM: Rs.12,000-Rs.29,380/-
# ABPM/Dak Sevaks: Rs.10,000-Rs.24,470/-

 

Eligibility Criteria of India Post Recruitment

Age Limit: Age of the candidates must be between 18 to 40 years as on the last date of submission of the application.

Age Relaxation: The category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.

# SC/ ST: 5 years
# OBC: 3 years
# PwBD (Unreserved): 10 years
# PwBD (OBC): 13 years
# PwBD (SC/ ST): 15 years

Educational Qualification: Educational qualification for engagement of GDS is Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard with passing marks in Mathematics and English conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India.

Local Language Proficiency: The applicant should have studied the local language at least up to 10th Standard from a recognized board.

Other Criteria: Other requisite criteria are:

i. Knowledge of computer
ii. Knowledge of cycling

iii. Adequate means of livelihood

Application Fee of India Post GDS Recruitment

 

Category-wise application fee for India Post GDS Recruitment 2026 is as mentioned below.

Category	Application Fee
UR/OBC	Rs 100/-
SC/ ST	Nil
Female/ PwD/Transwomen	Nil

# Payment Mode: Fee can be paid online through UPI, Net Banking, Credit / Debit Cards, etc.

 

Important Dates of India Post GD Recruitment 2026

# Starting date of one-time registration: 31st January 2026
# Last date of one-time registration: 14th February 2026 upto 5 PM

# Starting date of submission of online application: 2nd February 2026
# Last date of submission of online application: 16th February 2026 upto 5 PM

Important Web-Links of India Post Vacancy

Online Application Form	Click Here
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Official Website	Click Here